Phase IV - Habitation Level | 71 m²

The main area of ‘Kraterhausen’, the habitable base, is split into two levels – a habitation level and the research level. Those two levels are connected through a two-story chamber, containing a greenhouse, which acts as a spatial buffer zone between work and leisure time and provides fresh vegetables but also has great psychological value.

The elevation difference can be overcome either by using the lunar stairs or the climbing wall, which acts as an exercise motivation in 1/6 g.

Section B

The research level accommodates various robotic machines, a filtration station and a large 3D printer. Here, the crater material is researched and processed.

In order to limit the payloads brought up from Earth, additive manufacturing is used. The main inner structure of sleeping accommodations, hygiene units, storage and food preparation are 3D printed on site.